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Table 2 Distribution of the most common etiological causes of neuropathic pain (peripheral and central), mixed pain and non-neuropathic pain in the study patients.

From: Validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the DN4 (Douleur Neuropathique 4 questions) questionnaire for differential diagnosis of pain syndromes associated to a neuropathic or somatic component

Neuropathic Pain (n = 57)

Mixed Pain (n = 42)

Non Neuropathic Pain (n = 59)

Peripheral

25 (44%)

Radiculopathys

26 (62%)

Osteoarthritis

50 (85%)

   Polyneuropathy

6 (24%)

Entrapment syndrome

5 (12%)

Spondylolisthesis

4 (7%)

   Neuralgia*

16 (64%)

Atypical facial pain

3 (7%)

Mechanical low back pain

5 (8%)

   Phantom member syndrome

3 (12%)

Others**

8 (19%)

  

Central

32 (56%)

    

   Spinal cord injury

26 (81%)

    

   Post-stroke

4 (13%)

    

   Multiple sclerosis

2 (6%)

    
  1. Includes trigeminal (n = 5) and post-herpetic (n = 11) neuralgia. ** Includes complex regional pain syndrome, parestethic meralgia and cancer.